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Unit of Study MNG00440 - Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality Management (2014)

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Unit description

Introduces students to concepts of management and applies competencies and models to the context of tourism and hospitality organisations. The unit is designed around a conceptual model and uses a case study and real-life circumstances to develop outcomes focussed management skills.

Unit content

  1. Introducing management in tourism and hospitality
  2. Organisations in tourism and hospitality
  3. Rational goal - productivity and profitability
  4. Internal process - stability and continuity
  5. Human relations - commitment and cohesion
  6. Open systems - change and adaptability
  7. Management mastery

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 1 Session 1
Gold Coast Session 1 Session 1
Lismore Session 1 Session 1
Online Session 1 Session 1
Singapore - MDIS N/A Session 1
Sydney - The Hotel School Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 describe organisation structure and recognise influences on structure in tourism and hospitality organisations
2 identify management competencies for effective operation of organisations
3 apply self-evaluation of management competencies to develop tourism career goals

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. describe organisation structure and recognise influences on structure in tourism and hospitality organisations
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. identify management competencies for effective operation of organisations
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  3. apply self-evaluation of management competencies to develop tourism career goals
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:

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